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Viewing Album:  View from the bus
 
By:Tom Beckett
Dates:4/1/2013 - 4/15/2019
Album Info:I have reached a point in life where I take what I call "geezer bus tours," which I think needs no explanation: basically a bunch of old folks on a bus going to Branson, or Washington DC, you get the idea. Sometimes I have the chance to get a rail photo from the bus. They're not always the best quality, since I have no control over set up, but sometimes I get something sorta worthwhile.
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Westbound in the gloom
Title:  Westbound in the gloom
Description:  A westbound auto rack train holds at a siding near Newkirk NM, behind UP and CSX power. This is where shooting through bus windows really sucks. The light is bad to begin with, and the tinted windows only make it worse. The only thing saving this shot is that the train was sitting still.
Photo Date:  3/8/2019  Upload Date: 4/19/2019 3:45:23 AM
Location:  Newkirk, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 4340(SD70M) CSX 3336(ET44AH) CSX 331(AC44CW)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
Rolling to a meet
Title:  Rolling to a meet
Description:  Elsewhere in this album, we have UP 4340 west in a siding. Heres why he was waiting: this eastbound stack train. The framing on this is perfect. All I needed was a littl sun.
Photo Date:  3/8/2019  Upload Date: 4/19/2019 3:51:08 AM
Location:  Newkirk, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4514(SD70M) UP 4525(SD70M) UP 4998(SD70M)
Views:  281   Comments: 0
Grinding
Title:  Grinding
Description:  Another eastbound, this one a merchandise train, grinds up the pass, seen from I 15.
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 3/17/2025 7:00:02 AM
Location:  Cajon Pass, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  11   Comments: 0
Another stack
Title:  Another stack
Description:  The BNSF Transcon is an intermodal pipeline, and I saw many stack trains along the way.
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 3/17/2025 6:22:44 AM
Location:  Grants, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7253(ES44DC) BNSF 4902(C44-9W) BNSF 5013(C44-9W)
Views:  13   Comments: 0
And another one
Title:  And another one
Description:  The parade was constant. If Id been driving on my own, Id never have gotten to California, too many trains to shoot
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 3/17/2025 6:24:03 AM
Location:  Grants, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  11   Comments: 0
In the desert
Title:  In the desert
Description:  The next day, we crossed the Mojave Desert, and I was able to catch this stack train near Ludlow,
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 3/17/2025 6:28:05 AM
Location:  Ludlow, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6280(ES44AC) BNSF 8329(ES44C4) BNSF 5238(C44-9W) BNSF 6584(ES44C4)
Views:  14   Comments: 0
Autos east
Title:  Autos east
Description:  A long train of articulated auto racks rolls east near Barstow.
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 3/17/2025 6:34:10 AM
Location:  Barstow, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7874(ES44DC) BNSF 5473(C44-9W) BNSF 5941(ES44AC)
Views:  11   Comments: 0
Meal break
Title:  Meal break
Description:  We stopped in Barstow for a lunch/bathroom/souvenir break. As we were pulling into the comlex, I got this eastbound freigth out the bus window.
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 3/17/2025 6:40:43 AM
Location:  Barstow, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6743(ES44C4) BNSF 7964(ES44C4)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
Xs and what??
Title:  Xs and what??
Description:  Another eastbound at Barstow has its lettering crossed out on the leader. Guess the graffiti artists were UP fans?? Or just didnt like the swoosh?? Note, the trailing unit also is X'd out.
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 3/17/2025 6:47:36 AM
Location:  Barstow, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7754(ES44DC) BNSF 3756(ET44C4) BNSF 3751(ET44C4) BNSF 7764(ES44DC)
Views:  21   Comments: 0
Unusual sight
Title:  Unusual sight
Description:  In todays world of containerized freight, to see a solid train of TOFC is an anomaly. This pig train of Alliance trailers was eastbound climbing Cajon Pass.
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 3/17/2025 6:53:19 AM
Location:  Cajon Pass, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 3919(ET44C4) BNSF 6599(ES44C4)
Views:  16   Comments: 1
Work extra
Title:  Work extra
Description:  While the Alliance TOFC train was climbing the pass, this work train on UP was also on the line.
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 3/17/2025 6:54:48 AM
Location:  Cajon Pass, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6515(AC44CW) UP 8613(SD70ACe)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
Westbound Warbonnet
Title:  Westbound Warbonnet
Description:  The next set of photos from March 2019 were taken from the bus on a "geezer tour" that went by bus to LA, the a Hawaii cruise. We start along I 40 in New Mexico, locations approximate, and end on Cajon Pass in California. Here we have a westbound stack with a former ATSF Warbonnet leading.
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 3/17/2025 6:18:11 AM
Location:  Grants, NM
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  13   Comments: 0
Looking back
Title:  Looking back
Description:  We passed this eastbound coal train just as it went under I 40. I was able to get a going away shot.
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 4/18/2019 5:36:04 AM
Location:  Lupton, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  130   Comments: 1
Grand Canyon F 40
Title:  Grand Canyon F 40
Description:  We stopped in Williams for dinner. I was able to get a shot of this Grand Canyon F 40 as we rolled through town.
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 4/19/2019 3:25:42 AM
Location:  Williams, AZ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  GCRY 4124(F40PH-2)
Views:  199   Comments: 0
Work extra
Title:  Work extra
Description:  A lot of maintenance must be done on a line like Cajon, due to the constant traffic and resulting stress on the physical plant. A UP work train is on the hill, seen from I 15.
Photo Date:  3/9/2019  Upload Date: 4/19/2019 3:53:41 AM
Location:  Cajon Pass, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
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Views:  96   Comments: 0
Autos east
Title:  Autos east
Description:  As we approached our rest break at Barstow, we ran along the tracks for a short distance. For once a train showed when I wanted it, and was able to get a passably decent shot of the power. And-check out that lead unit!! I've seen many a patch paint job, going back to Conrail in the early days, but this is my first X out. Also, the third unit is 3751, but not the one you were hoping for :-)
Photo Date:  3/10/2019  Upload Date: 4/18/2019 5:14:39 AM
Location:  Barstow, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7754(ES44DC) BNSF 3756(ET44C4) BNSF 3751(ET44C4) BNSF 7764(ES44DC)
Views:  656   Comments: 2
Autos in the desert
Title:  Autos in the desert
Description:  A BNSF auto rack train rolls east between Barstow and Daggett, seen from the bus on I 40.
Photo Date:  3/10/2019  Upload Date: 4/18/2019 5:20:22 AM
Location:  Barstow, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7874(ES44DC) BNSF 5473(C44-9W) BNSF 5941(ES44AC)
Views:  247   Comments: 0
Climbing the grade
Title:  Climbing the grade
Description:  It was fairly busy the day we came down Cajon into the LA basin. This BNSF freight was climbing to Summit as we descended on i 15.
Photo Date:  3/10/2019  Upload Date: 4/18/2019 5:33:30 AM
Location:  Cajon Pass, CA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  132   Comments: 0

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